{"product_id":"crazy-with-the-papers-to-dan-coughlin-9781598510683","title":"Crazy, with the Papers to Prove It: Stories about the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I've Known in Four Decades as a Sports Journalist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet some of the most colorful characters in the history of Cleveland sports ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDan Coughlin isn't crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning Plain Dealer and WJW-TV reporter reflects on the most unusual, eccentric and outlandish people and events he covered.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I never met a wacko I didn't like,\" Coughlin says.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot only did he write about them, they became his lifelong friends, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea degenerate gambler\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea sportswriter who ripped open beer cans with his teeth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean Olympic champion who turned out to be a hermaphrodite\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea football player who was a compulsive practical joker\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand dozens of others. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEvery day was an adventure, but it wasn't all laughs; some of his boxers went to jail, his softball players got shot, his race car drivers were killed. Luckily, Coughlin kept notes!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating and fun ... If you love Cleveland sports--in spite of the records--you will love this book.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- The Morning Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Coughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598510681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598510683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gray \u0026amp; Company Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.57w x 0.63d","brand":"Dan Coughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984501604607,"sku":"9781598510683","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5556d0f-635e-4daf-a5c2-27bf55991015.jpg?v=1683272669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crazy-with-the-papers-to-dan-coughlin-9781598510683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}